Picture through Toshiyuki Itahana
Toshiyuki Itahana, a member of Sq. Enix who labored on Last Fantasy IX, Mobius Last Fantasy, and Last Fantasy Crystal Chronicles as a personality designer, contributed artwork for FFXIV, and labored on Last Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers as a director, announced he left Sq. Enix. He introduced his time with the corporate ended after the FFIX twenty fifth Anniversary Challenge. He at present described himself as “a contract illustrator.”
Itahana particularly famous the concept of departing Sq. Enix got here up as he contributed to the Last Fantasy IX twenty fifth Anniversary Challenge, as new character artwork from the artist appeared on-line and was used on new FFIX merchandise. Amongst these have been new acrylic stands of the forged. Sq. Enix shared a number of those items on social media. He famous, “…I felt this was the correct second to attract a line beneath this chapter and tackle new challenges. From right here on, I shall be working as a contract illustrator and character designer.
Whereas remaining deeply grateful for all of the connections I’ve been lucky to obtain via my work up to now, I hope to attract upon my expertise and proceed creating all kinds of latest paintings.”
Listed here are some items of Last Fantasy IX character artwork Toshiyuki Itahana created for the FFIX twenty fifth Anniversary Challenge:
One other design Itahana labored on, as of late, concerned artwork for Sphene in FFXIV. He famous that the Dawntrail character’s outfits have been each based mostly on Garnet (Dagger) from FFIX.
Toshiyuki Itahana is now a contract illustrator and not with Sq. Enix.
